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superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ (male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news >> we are here in the news room following things off things forty-niners. we will tell you what the team as to say about the super bowl coming out. >> san francisco police are searching the home connected to the parents does the parents of a 10 year-old boy nearly 30 years ago, the
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latest on the investigation coming out. >> we have been talking about this car fire on interstate 580 and livermore. it occurred in the eastbound direction but that has not helped the traffic on the west bound side. a fatality now being reported in the corner in the roads of this location. it is backing up the traffic not only eastbound but was found as well. the drive time is at 41 minutes now from a altamont pass headed out toward the dublin interchange. normally this to me would be about 35 to 36 minutes. it is likely to be out there for at least a couple of hours. when the alert was issued they also requested the corner to the scene. it fatality always means a lengthy investigation. here is erica with weather. >> good morning and it is the middle of the weekend we are talking about 60s this
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afternoon. into the afternoon we will continue was sunshine and blue skies. we're talking 60s once again. in the evening it will cool down a bad. satellite and radar shows high pressure and control and the blocking better guiding us on track to our north. a string of springlike days ahead of us. we have big changes and unsettled weather talk about into the middle of next week. i'll have full details coming up on my next report. >> at this point i just don't even know what to think. >> that is the mother of the missing boy waiting for answers as police form a san francisco home at digging for clothes in the cold case of 10 year-old kevin collins. he was missing almost 30 years ago. it was back in 1984 when 10 year- old kevin collins went missing. mike pelton is on
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the scene >> this is the home of stories searched. it is located near masonic and page. this is a block away from where kevin collins was last seen waiting in 1984 and in nearby bus stop trying to make his way home from basketball practice. when police searched as of yesterday's cadaver dogs detected something underneath the driver's floor. cruz and doug and the ground and found the bones of but preliminary results show they are animal bones, not human remains. as it pertains to this, neighbors believed authorities have been looking into it for a while. >> the detectives came into my room a month ago and were taking pictures out the window. they said they are investigating a 20 year-old homicide. i thought it was scary.
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>> authorities are not releasing a lot of information on this case, they are being very tight- lipped with this ongoing investigation. the current i cubans are not suspects in the case but the previous suspect it was a burst of interest. he has passed away. >> was the basketball session or thnear this home? >> he was waiting at a bus stop down the street about a block away. authorities at one. believe the person living here was a burst of interest. he matched the description of someone who was seen speaking with kevin. they realize that the cadaver dogs had never been used and use them yesterday. there're a lot of questions as to why and there searching the home now. >> following the latest with
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our super bowl press conference with the jim harbaugh and collin kaepernick. there's a big controversy this evening with smith's replacement after being out with a concussion for several games. >> as our relationship with alex smith worked out as well as it could? at the is think about what he could be going through with being the starter and losing his job to you? >> it has gone as well as it could. alex has been phenomenal. he has done nothing but help me. he has been great through at. to me i have been keeping my head down and trying to keep working. >> for any super bowl ever mason you can check out kron4 .com as well as our facebook page and ledger feed. right after super
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bowl and slip over to kron4 for our civil post-game coverage starting at 7:00 p.m. on sunday. >> a former employee at a tehran catholics will be in court today charged with sex crimes against a former student. 25 year-old max rubinstein faces 22 felony counts. he is being held on half a million dollars bail. police say rubinstein met the victim at st. mary's school and abused her for nearly a year. it happened while rubinstein was still working at the school and the girl had gone to high school. as far as whether rubin's i molested other students, police said the investigation is ongoing. >> the california highway patrol's three month deal that opens under man police force by patrolling the city's dangerous breed streets expires this week.
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the chp is willing to help out another three months but now wants to be paid for the service. city officials had held that the sea as she would continue patrols free of charge. the cut council agreed last week to pay for similar help from alameda county sheriff's office and the chp wants a similar agreement. mayor jean kwon says there's a possibility state grants will cover some of the patrol costs. >> 43 degrees in oakland and that should warm up to 60 degrees today. we'll be back you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will.
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>> welcome back and this is video from our interstate a vehicle fire turned into a fatality in several lands will be blocked for hours as the coroner arrives on the scene. traffic is about 68 minutes greater than usual through the hall, past with the current drive * 41 minutes. >> a senate judiciary hearing on how to curb gun violence and we just learned about a surprise guest. she is seated right now gaby gifford the former rep.
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she's of suffered a severe head wound and 2011 that killed six people and wounded 12 others. her husband as former astronaut mark kelly and he is scheduled to appear before this panel today also testifying will be way messy hair of the national rifle association. >> the ntsb has made the request after batteries fire and the 787 that was on
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the tarmac of boston logan international airport. all nippon airlines said it had replaced the batteries on its 787 aircraft and 10 times because they failed to charge properly and show the other problems. they informed boeing about the swaps. all 50 of the boeing 787 use around the world have been grounded. lindsey lohan phases three misdemeanor charges from a crash. she is charged with obstructing or delaying an officer, providing false information to an officer and reckless driving. she is in order to attend today's pre-trial hearing and she could face 245 days for this for jail if it turns out she violated her probation. >> all in all it's not bad
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>> the time is 7:15 a.m. and we continue to track this hot spot on interstate 580. in the incident occurred in the east on direction and
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accident and then they fired and sued and a fatality resulted because of it. the injuimpact is being felt on the other side. this is one of the vehicles and mauled and the crash but not the one that caught fire. it was engulfed in flames and completely destroyed. that is why the coroner had to be summoned to the scene. this is a hold on the eastbound traffic, not the westbound. it is affecting traffic on both sides of the freeway. that is the only hot spot that we are currently tracking. a quick look at the bay bridge and your westbound ride in the commute is fairly normal. we're looking at a 16 to 18 minutes drive time here. on
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92, the san mateo bridge is a great ride. the commute time is still running at 11 minutes added to foster city. >> i have a feeling that a lot of folks are going to be enjoying the forecast for the next several days. we're talking a warm up right now and we are in the 40's for most locations. in the afternoon temperatures will start to climb it looks like everyone will climb into the 60s today. later on tonight clear skies and low fifties for the rest of the bay. we're 47 degrees for san francisco, 42 oakland upper 30's, there it from this point onward temperatures will start to climb afternoon highs, money use 63, 63 is santa clara
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sunnyvale. walnut creek 61, castro valley. 60 degrees this afternoon 65 and napa downtown san francisco flooding would clear skies will persist in we don't have any rain to contend with. 7 day around the bay highlights warmer weather inside the heart of the bay. we'll continue with temperatures above average into the weekend as well. more in the way and cloud cover as we transition into super bowl sunday and monday not looking too bad. we will notice of cool down by tuesday and it looks like tuesday night into wednesday
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a storm is headed our way. >> we have been talking a lot about the 49ers we have the a props to the sharks. nine goals in the 50 sharks season so far. loden could soar tied the game with 22 left. casinos on the of the pose and the sharks are 6 and 0. this sword in 48 games season filled the shark tank. >> the ball fans are rooting for the super bowl party on sunday but there rooting for the 49ers. pam moore niners fans in baltimore ravens fans. the niners are in red
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and the ravens are and purple. facebook crunch the numbers at about 35 million i, holders in the u.s. the nine as well millions of fans not just in the bay area routing for them. a lot of folks are ready for them around the country. we will talk to >> we will talk to gary red is a lot of things 49ers and just a bit. tokyo is recalling vehicles are around the world for faulty air bags and another
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385,000 lexus luxury cars for the effect of wipers. the lawmaker says there have been no accidents or injuries related to either of those defects but received 46 reports a problem involving the air bags from north america. their plans are reports of problems related to the windshield wipers. being recalled for air bags are 2001 through 2004 corolla and corolla matrix cars in the u.s.. >> you might think that heavy smokers make for bad lung donors. a study finds doctdonors who smoked more than a pack of cigarettes a day for more than 20 years were strong candidates for double lung transplant donors. researchers looked at 5900 adult double lung transplants between 2005 and 2011. they found of the patients to receive loans for smokers as similar short and medium term survival rights as those received
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>> will come back here is a live look at interstate 580. east on traffic is now down to one lane as you pass the scene of a fatal car fire that occurred earlier this morning. the remnants of that vehicle there right now in the middle of your picture. that is all that is left of the vehicle that caught fire. because of this incident the westbound traffic is backed up. the current drive time for the of the month has commute is 46 minutes out of the dublin entertains. >> we are seeing some different weather are around the country. this is
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essential and fargo north dakota where people is still shoveling their way out of the snowy conditions. and check out illinois and missouri, they are totally different scenes. staccatos and join temperatures above 60 degrees which is a heat wave status for that area. it will last long, is expected to the back into the teens' tomorrow. look at missouri, a large springlike storm system is pushing severe thunderstorms and damaging winds eastward through the mississippi valley. >> new details this morning into the brazil might club fire investigation. police say the group planned at the time lit a flair designed for outdoor use that said the club ceiling on fire. police believe the the people who ignited the fire on sunday knew it was for outdoor use only. the nightclub that no sprinklers
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and no emergency exits. officials say the ban which is known for its pyrotechnics' was trying to save money. and or flares cost over $30 while the outdoor flairs only cost a few dollars. >> 7:26 a.m. and we'll be back with more and a couple of minutes. a live look from our mt. tam cam, a beautiful sunshine to start out this wednesday morning. we will and the same way with lots of sun in the '60s. don't forget to catch dr. phil after the kron4 news. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off.
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we continue to track how spot interstate 580 livermore and ease of 580 car fires still backed up. this is video from our partnership with abc seven news. this is a commute direction of interstate 580 westbound. that is where the current slow traffic is to be found. the backup is all wages to 05 interchange. current drive time of 46 minutes. there is only one lane available currently in the east on direction. the coroner is on the scene and it is likely that this will be out there for at least another hour and a half to two hours. >> we are starting a morning off right with temperatures
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mainly in the 40's. we are seeing the sunshine and will continue to enjoy it well into the afternoon. temperatures to climb into the 60s and tonight we're back down into the 40's and '50's. we will keep clear conditions are around the temperatures even warmer as we are brought happen tomorrow. full details on what to expect coming up and my next report. >> a senate judiciary hearing on how to curb gun violence is underway right now. gabby giffords made his surprise visit to this meeting today. she spoke just moments ago with her husband mark kelly by her side. >> thank you for inviting me here today. this is an important conversation for
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our children, for our community, for democrats and republicans. speaking is difficult but i need to say something important. violence is a big problem to many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. it will be hard but the time is now. you must act. be bold, be courageous americans are
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counting on you. thank you. >> that was gaby gifford speaking moments ago. she is a recovering from the gun shot wound see if she received into does 11 shooting that killed six people and wounded 12 others. horizon are kelly is already scheduled to appear before the panel. also testifying today will be wayne lapierre executive vice president of the national rifle association. >> 7:32 a.m. and the 49ers we are talking about sunday's big game again this morning. the man of the brightest lights shining on him as we talk about being at the center of the superbowl storm. >> you do not seem fazed or bothered by any of this. how crazy as as we've been and how are you taking it in?
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>> it is a little bit weird to me. not necessarily crazy, just different. >> he is a humble and levelheaded, right? >> the city of santa clara has an police officers to norland still learn about the city's security plans for the super bowl. santa clara is working on a plan of its own the met expectations the city could host a super bowl and a few years once the 49ers new stadium is completed. city officials are not ready to divulge details of the plan except to say it will extend beyond the stadium as part of regional effort to maintain safety. and a few moments we will speak with gary radnich is about the niners pride.
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collin kaepernick just spoke and we will talk about what ever else is going on there too. you can catch the latest on our 247 news channel comcast 193 as well as a special after super bowl show on that same channel. >> walnut creek police armed as the getting an armed robbery that happened at a jewelry store at davidson and late in the broadway plaza in downtown walnut creek. witnesses say to sussex bards and and once great employees with pepper spray while the other broke the display cabinets with a sledgehammer. the suspects took several rolex watches. police say a third suspect drove the getaway car, and newer model black and sandy st fx 35. three suspects are
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in custody at in connection with the home of a robbery in san jose. and earlier this month police say, a beer these are the men who tied up an elderly couple then ransacked the home making off with jewelry, other valuables and both family cars. it happened last monday evening here on bret harte drive in san jose's alum and then valley neighborhood. police at least one of the suspects had a nice and add the three men are also is on over three previous armed robert robberies and san jose. that included the stabbing and assault of two other victims. >> get ready the day little more for gas. prices are once again on the rise in california, they could hit $3.80 to $3.95 a gallon by valentine's day. this comes as refineries across as they
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convert to the more expensive summer blend of fuel while they deal with sporadic outages. let's take a look of the gas prices and in the bay area. drivers intemperances car pay an average of $3.76 per gallon and $3.69 a gallon in san jose. >> president obama making is that for an overhaul of the immigration system. but speaking at a high school in las vegas yesterday the president said now's the time to replace the system he calls " out of date and badly broken ". >> it is important for us to recognize that the foundation for bipartisan action is already in place. congress is an able to move forward in a timely fashion i will send up a bill based on my proposal and insisted the vote on it right away. >> a bipartisan group of
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senators announced a plan monday that would provide a path to citizenship for that most of the nation's more than 11 million undocumented immigrants. >> here is a live look from the san mateo bridge with traffic moving well. also there is a nasty weather going across the country. in hayward right now you're looking at 42 degrees and it will warm up about 20 degrees by the end of the day. we will be back. >> announcer: meet jill. she thought she'd feel better after seeing her doctor. and she might have, if not for kari, the identity thief who stole jill's social security number to open credit cards, destroying jill's credit and her dream of retirement. now meet amanda. with a swipe of her debit card, she bought some gas...
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>> had 7:40 this morning. >> here is the nasty weather i promise to show you. >> on the left you can see, how much damage has been caused nasa field are rain slamming the region. but take a look in the middle, that is green bay wisconsin. >> to ice fisherman are safe after the truck plunged be ice about a mile offshore on wisconsin's green bay tuesday morning. >> fortunately the for the
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fisherman, the truck hit bottom in only 4 ft. of water. on the right you see how much snow was falling in santa fe, new mexico right now. >> we will speak with gary ravaged as we did to the bottom of the real sticking point--gary adnciradncih. >> they asked me to do it after a popular show save by besaved by th bell. >> since then i have been scorned and humiliated.
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>> and welcome back to the kron 4 morning as it is 7:44 a.m.. we are seeing big improvement on the hot spot we have been tracking the east bay in livermore. by in eastbound fatal car fire. they have lanes closed in the eastbound direction as the corner ner continues his investigation. >> things are actually almost back to normal for this westbound highway 580 ride. >> a typical drive time would be 32 minutes. as we say the impact is less and less because of these earlier occuring problems. >> a reject. the bay bridge
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in the westbound ride things are pretty steady here. 14- 18 minutes depending on the approach to the bridge. >> the lowest number is if you are coming from the nimitz freeway. >> heading to the san mateo bridge, highway 92 the drive times are running about 13- 14 minutes no stop and go conditions in quite a while unless there is been an incident on the bridge. >> the golden gate bridge ride the volume is building south bound but we are without the lay across the span. the drive times through marin county are normal. 34-to 36 minutes from navato to the golden gate bridge. >> here is a check of the weather with erica. >> clear conditions for your shot from the golden gate bridge. plenty of sunshine. temperatures are not to bad. not near the freezing mark. concord at 37 this morning.
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low forties' out the door for oakland and hayward. the 4 is will turn into 60s in to the afternoon. we will be warmer compared to yesterday's. >> antioch 62. 63 for oakland. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast highlights warmer weather mid to upper 60s. >> as a lot of sunshine. we will see more cloud cover saturday into sunday. >> we will be dry. temperatures in the mid-60's forcible sunday. we will keep pleasant weather or brown as we start the next work week. tuesday night into wednesday if a chance of lrain is expected to hit the bay area. >> us to look at the snow bomb .com report. no chain requirements in effect. tahoe a base of 36. no. stock of as of 38-80. >> no new snow. .
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>> i think now that i am older i think that i am the greatest receiver to never do it. i do not count on numbers i count on impact and what you are able to do in the field. i think i am the greatest receiver to play the game. >> off apparently credit losses never heard of jerry rice. how do you explain gary. this is so funny. is there anyone who was going to take the side of randy moss. and go yes, you are better than jerry rice. >> #one he a semi serious. he did not enjoy the way he was used this year he did not get the ball enough. this is just his way of saying i do not care about history or jerry rice this
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is my last game here. >> like all the players he is doing whatever he can to get attention. >> i think he just says he is the greatest and was not used here properly. he is doing it without sounding as if he is complaining. >> i do love how jerry rice manages to come up not sounding jerky but going like you know what i have of the three rings. good luck ran on getting your first. >> last week he agreed with jim brown that the coach for the game. >> i am asking people on facebook. here is when i want to hear what people have to say. others are saying grandmas is crazy. some are saying i want him
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to believe he is the greatest and a call from a common idland a cold for homicie l. >> when you are in your peak everyone tells you how great you are. you get near the end and you start to have to promote yourself. that is the truth. >> your own parents should always believe you are the best, you are the brightest, you are gifted. i know he is on the other team. i feel so bad for joe flat go with his father cold. >>--joe flacko . his father
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tells the media the joke is a dolull as dull as he is portrayed in the media he is that adull. >> he should take away his father's superbowl tickets. >> i feel bad. >> did he last? >> even the that it was like half joking. if it happens to be half true i do not care you do not say that as a parent. >> i think he handled it well. >> they are running out of stuff. you saw the whole media day thing. they were digging deep asking harbaugh what it was like to be on saved by the bell. that is already been done. we have
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over 4000 people trying to get 100 players and coaches attention. >> you keep trying. that is about it yesterday's. from now on i think the guys will do a few interviews if they have to. yesterday's was big. >> today it was at 6:00 and it is over now and they were asking, they talk to cabinet, and hardball.colin kaed harbaugh. >> you have to remember and i am the first say how annoying many people are. if a guy does not want to talk to you it is pretty hard to get up enough what is the word, enthusiasm. >> with out the media and
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the fans. that is why these guys make millions of dollars because there is interest in what they do the work you wanted to say is hootspa. >> if a guy does not want to talk to you why do i want to go out and kiss some 25 year olds rare in the. >>--rear end. >> i was thinking the story was cute that harbaugh is and controller thingin control >> when is the game?
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>> every day. should i start tomorrow wearing 49ers colors. >> wind does will tran start. >> my fee is on the bandwagon. >> will tran is going to go there today. >> i saw j.r. stone looking like he was in a bone closet. >> will tran is making three stops to save money. >> i will talk to you again about the sabol tomorrosuper bol tomorrow
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scene photos, many a day. all that coming up on the kron 4 morning a laws. the search continues for a tenure old boy who disappeared nearly 30 years ago we will have the latest on the investigation. >> in national weather we will take a look, what is happening there. and we're giving an eye on bay area weather and traffic. the democrats on interstate 580 in livermore. le
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>> (male announcer) live from the bay area's news station, this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 8 starts now. >> the want to keep this just a normal wednesday practice. >> why does it have to be a normal one. it could be an exceptional or extraordinary wednesday for us. >> 49ers coach jim harbaugh was speaking about today's practice which is just four days away from fo seven
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superbowl 47. >> a mother waiting for answers as police stormed a severance is go home digging for cluethere was a collision ad one of the vehicles was engulfed in flames. there was a person trapped inside the vehicle this is of a fatality occurred. >> it happened on the eastbound side of interstate 580 which is the non commute direction. it is ok. even with lanes blocked is about a quarter to a medical model backed up. is the westbound ride that has been jammed up. >> everyone is looking at the accident. >> the emergency vehicles are out with the investigation. is nearly back up to the altamonte pass. the drive time should
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be about 29-30 minutes. it is still running at 39. >> if there have been days when we have seen much higher numbers. alternate direction, heading from tracing. ashley there is no good alternate route. -- actually there is no good alternate routes. >> here is erica with our forecast. >> we will climb into the '60s mild out there we are sitting in the '40's. later this afternoon we will see sunshine and blue skies. before we get there let us take a look at numbers. 38 in santa rosa. 37 in napa. mid '40's in richmond. 39 in concord. a good mix in of opera '30's and low '40's. full details on where the numbers are expected to go coming up in my next report.
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>> at this point i am numb. i do not know what to think. >> the comments of a mother waiting for answers as police swarm in san francisco home bidding for clothes and the cold case of a 10 year-old kevin collins. he went missing almost 30 years ago. it was back in 1984 when he was supposed to come back from basketball practice and did not make it. >> our solo reporter mike pelton joins us from the scene where the investigation is being done. >> they found animal was like? >> yes they were digging underneath the garage floor. this is becoming a big part of the case that dates back>> tm where kevin was last seen in 1984 waiting at a bus stop trying to make his way home from basketball practice. >> according to police when they searched this home yesterday cadaver dog
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detected something underneath the ground floor. police came in and of into the ground. they did find bones. preliminary votresults indicate they are at a walnut human remains. >> authorities are working on this case and it is nearly 30 years old. >> with a sealed larger have to be careful. the war it is very confidential in nature is a high-profile case. we want to make sure that we protect the case itself and prevent it from being tampered with anyway. the information we will release is limited at the beginning. if we have any new information that we can release will be happy to release it. >> we did not want to compromise the investigation. >> you just heard of parties is not releasing a lot of information they are tight- lipped about the case at thas it is ongoing.
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>> the person who was living here on the boy disappeared in 1984 has since passed away. >> thank you mike. >> james. >> following the latest out of capitol hill where a gun control hearing is underway in washington. at the podium speaking from the panel is the in our a vice president and executive vice president wayne lppiere . this is a hearing debating national gun legislation and what time was to put forward if any at all. let us take a listen. >> there is no federal law that makes it illegal to act as a purchaser of firearms. last week i introduced a bill that will strengthen federal law to combat fire arms trafficking that will specifically
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target purchasers. do you think that should be such a law? >> the background procedures in this nation are seriously in need of modification. 40 percent of those acquiring firearms tried to do it outside of the background procedure. sinccenter you are correct. many will use a straw purchaser to acquire the firearms. it is a serious problem and the national law enforcement partnership to prevent gun violence support your initiative to address that issue. >> thank you. we also heard about the safety of women and gun violence. we are taking a media consideration-a -barbara boxer spoke and
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said it is time to change course. >> the nra executive vice president says that laws cshould not dictate how we protect our families. >> we also saw former rep gabrielle gifford making an unexpected appearance in front of the panel. she arrived with her husband. she was not a scheduled guest. her husband mark kelly was on the docket to speak. >> we will have sound bites from her later on. >> more on the superbowl we are hearing from 49ers coach jim harbaugh and colin kaepernick. harbaugh took time out to praise his brother who whe will face off against in the super bowl. >> he is very talented. i
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said many times if i am have the coach he is. i might be being generous because i have less than half the experience he has less than half the playoff experience and wins. we know the task ahead of us. >> the 49ers are still the three and have a favorite. stay with kron 4 with continuing coverage on air and on line. >> for any superbowl information check out www.kron4.com. as well as our facebook and twitter feeds. as we know you'll be watching the game but be sure to flip to kron 4 right after four full superbowl 47 post-game coverage. that start at 7. >> it is sunny here the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza looks good.
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>> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news that we continue to track at hot spot monitoring improving conditions for interstate 580 westbound. that is the commute direction. the incident occurred earlier this morning in the
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eastbound lanes are things are still blocked and there is a back up eastbound getting through livermore out past green mill road. >> there was a fatal car fire and because the investigation is still underway is creating a visual hazard for the westbound ride and that is why the drive times are still at 36 minutes. this is about eight minutes of of what it should be for the westbound 580 commute. >> as we look at the westbound average in and raleigh end to the back up. no delays if you are coming in from 880. if you're coming from the maize the only slow traffic is just before the toll plaza. >> the san mateo bridge we are looking at an 11 minute drive time. >> for the golden gate bridge, 101 south bound no delays across the span. moderate conditions through
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central marin county for the 101 south bound commute. >> over to the weather center here's erica with your update. >> george, check out the sun shine at the golden gate bridge. we are off to a winning start. the numbers are starting to climb. concord at 37 degrees coming in at 30 d39 now. >> futurecast 4 highlights in temperatures drop to day. by 12:00 p.m. the green indicates success for the north bay for places like livermore valley or ease shore. >> widespread green for just about everyone. it is shaping up to be a gorgeous day. 60s for about everyone. >> 8:00 p.m. later tonight those locations dropping into the low 50s with some of forties' for places a around napa later tonight.
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>> afternoon highs will provide more water than yesterday's. los 60s in the south bay. fremont 62. 61 of santa clara. sunny, clear skies to the east bay. 61 for walnut creek and san leandro. 62 expected in hayward. >> petaluma reaching 60. 64 in santa rosa. downtown san francisco at 59. daly city in the mid '50s. >> satellite and radar picture shows we are clear and we are dry. we will remain that way for the next several days. your ( male announcer) now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. ( male announcer) now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. ( male announcer) now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. ( male announcer) now here is stanley roberts who found some peopl ( male announcer) now here is stanley roberts who found some people
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behaving badly. ( male announcer) now here is stanley roberts who found some people behaving ba five >> and getting a look at conditions in tahoe 36 the night into the north star. homewood and inch of snow with a base of 47-73 in.. >> let us talk of a ball on this wednesday a few days away football fans prepare for the big super bowl parties. >> it turns out that america is rooting for our very own 49ers. breaking down the statistics it turns out that the geographic we speaking we have more 49ers as the baltimore ravens chance. the niners are in red. the ravens in purple. facebook crunched the numbers with about 35 million account holders and the u.s.. full have liked a page for one of the 32 teams in the nfl. put another way, more than one
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in 10 americans have declared for the an f l team on facebook. so the niners will have millions of fans not just in the bay area rooting for them, this superbowl sunday. >>--nfl. >> but us talk about the sharks they deserve some props. >> i knoat the shark tank taking on the docks. patrick marleau nine goals for the 5-0 sharks coming in. did not score third. . 2-1 ducks. logan coutre scored to tie the game with 2
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minutes 45 seconds left. 2- 2. selanne hit it off the post sharks win! antti neimi had 28 saves. final score 3-2 sharks. sharks are 6-0 host edmonton thursday. >> san francisco ban on public nudity will take effect on friday. a federal judge ruled the city ordinance which the board of supervisors approves last month how does not violate free-speech rights of new this. he also rejected the argument that the court and it is unfair, because it grant expectations for public nudity at permitted public events, such as the city's gay pride parade. >> another story we're following this morning to the north bay a former employee at a tiburon catholic school will be in court today charged with sex
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nvolving a former student. kron fours teris estacio reports. >> max rubinstein met the bit of the catholic school. the parents found suspicious messages on her face the page. they alerted the authorities launched an investigation. >> police believe rubinstein was seen the girl while he was an employe at the school and she had gone to high school. >> the school is kindergarten through eighth grade. >> the archdiocese said called the incident happened after the students graduated from st. hilary's and did not take place at saint hillary. it continues to say they are cooperating with authorities. keep this graduate and her family in your thoughts. the archdiocese did not say why
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rubinstein left the school yesterday appeared he had been unemployed for four years. >> if at st. hilary's most parents refuse to talk about the matter. some did not know about the incident. one parent had this >> after i read what happened in did not have announced old territory. it did not happen during the school process. >> rubenstein will be in court wednesday his face and 22 felony counts including forcing a minor to perform oral sex. >> he is being held on a half million dollar bill. if convicted he could face 90 years in prison. >> it is not known whether he molested any other students or elsewhere. police will only say his investigation is ongoing. >> terisa estacio kron 4 news. >> a government study has
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found leafy green vegetables at the leading source of food poisoning illnesses. however, the most full related deaths were from contaminated chicken and other poultry. the cdc estimates roughly 48 million people get sick from food poisoning each year. that includes 128,000 hospitalizations and 3000 deaths. >> if there is nice weather on the way we will be back with
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8:26 is the time. we are
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focused on our gorgeous weather in the bay area. nastily let's take a look at some of the weather-- nationally and as take a look at some of the other weather. >> we are seeing some really interesting weather right now across the country. we've pulled this new video in to kron 4 to show you the contrast between different states. >> on the left is fargo, north dakota where people are still shoveling their way out of the snowy conditions. >> the check out illinois and missouri, they're totally different things. chicago is enjoying temperatures above 60 degrees, which is the heat wave that is for that area. >> but it will not be long, last long it is expected to get back into the teens tomorrow. and look at missouri. a large offering like storm system is pushing severe thunderstorms and damaging winds eastward to the mississippi valley. so far won that is blamed on storm, which happened in
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mississippi. >> new details this morning into the brazil nightclub fire investigation. police said the group playing at the time with a flair designed for outdoor use that set the club ceiling on fire. police believe that the people who ignited a fire on sunday knew it was for outdoor use only. the night club had no sprinklers and no emergency exit. officials think the bad which is known for its pyrotechnics, was try to save money. as in north where's cost of for 30 bucks while outdoor flares only cost a few dollars. >> this is a major problem for law enforcement. when they see behavior that--.
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>> there are pitchers lives
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of lindsey low ebb. we will follow her to see what happens at her court appearance. >>
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sadly a person was killed in this crash and there is an investigation and a cleanup in progress. it should be down to 24 minutes. our only hot spot is on 1 01 north bound. this slows arrive in both directions. there was an earlier currents that left traffic backed up towards san leandro. >> we are enjoying a great looking for cast. temperatures are currently in the 40's. we will see a wide range of 60's. things will cool down later on and as we head into tomorrow it will be get even warmer. we do have some big changes to talk about and i will have your super bowl sunday
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report coming up. >> we have been falling this senate judiciary hearing on how to curb gun violence is under way this morning. we did have a surprise in gas. meantime, former arizona rep gaby gifford spoke this morning at the senate debate on gun control. if you will recall the she was severely wounded in 2011 and a shooting that killed six people and wounded 12 others. differs spoke this morning, with her husband mark kelly by her side. >> this is say important conversation perry ed this is for our children, our communities, but democrats, and republicans. spit it is very difficult for me but i need to say something that is important. violence is a
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big problem. too many children are dying. to many children. we must do something about this. it will be very hard and but the time is now! you must act, let you must be bold and courageous. americans are counting on you. thank you. >> it is 8:33 a.m.. walnut creek police are
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investigating a violent armed robbery at a jewelry store. it happened at davison and light. in the broadway plaza in downtown walnut creek. witnesses say, that two suspects garsten, once break employees with pepper spray, while the other broke up the display cabinets with a sledgehammer. the suspects took several rolex watches. police say, that a third suspect drove of the getaway car, a newer model blackened finicky suv . >> three suspects are in custody in connection with the home invasion robbery in san jose. earlier this month, police say, that these are the men who tied up an elderly couple and then ransacked the home. they made off with the jury, other valuables in both of the family cars. >> it happened last monday
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evening, here on bread hard drive in san jose's alum eden valley neighborhood. police say, at least one of the suspects had a knife. and they said, that the three men also responsible for three previous arms robberies in san jose. that include this evidence of two other victims. >> police believe this man, is connected to a deadly shooting and pittsburg gas station. brian keith fox is suspected of shooting one man in the head this morning. it happened at a union 76 gas station or road ave. the victim was taken to the hospital, and he later died. keith fox is considered armed and dangerous. >> we will be right back.
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>> welcome back. here is a live look at the bay bridge approach. we're looking over to hayward. it will be a warmer day today. >> president obama is making his pitch for an overhaul of the immigration system. while speaking at a high
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school in lost vegas yesterday, the president said now is the time to replace this system that he calls " out of date and badly broken. " mr. obama acknowledged that there will be fierce debate as details to get work, but he is very hopeful. >> we have to understand that the foundation for a bipartisan is already in place. while congress is unable to move for a timely manner. i was set up a bill and insist that they vote on it right away. >> a bipartisan group of senators announced a plan monday that would provide a path to citizens and for most of the nation's more than 11 million undocumented immigrants. >> get ready to play a little more for gas. prices are once again on the rise in california, they could
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hit $3.80 to $3.95 a gallon by valentine's day. this comes as refineries across the state converge to the more expensive some of the land of fuel while they deal with outages. let's take a look at where gas prices stand in the bay area. drivers in san francisco are paying an average of $3.76 per gallon. it is $3.69 a gallon in san jose. in oakland, drivers there are expecting to pay about $3.68 for a gallon of gas. >> this just into kron 4 news. this is a tweet from san francisco state university this morning at about 8:15 a.m.. the
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creative arts building is close and to 1:00 p.m. today due to flooding. classes' that our schedule for that building through 1:00 p.m. are canceled. employees should check with their supervisors regarding alternate work locations. updates will be posted as they are available. >> we will be right back with more. hi. i'm henry winkler.
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>> welcome back. the time is a 40 5:00 a.m.. we are still tracking a hot spot from 6:00 a.m.. there was at natality and we are finally seeing a bigger impact. in the opposite direction is the way that has been all morning long. the westbound backup was worse this morning and finally the drive time is dropping. it is down to about times that are normally about 24 minutes. eastbound there is still a backup. there is a backup for the bay shore commute on 101 at ripple. if we did have an accident and it is still slow in both the
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880 freeway is still backed up. here is a look denture current conditions. >> check valve pleasanton and livermore. it is a very mild 53 degrees. futurecast
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4 highlights that by 12:00 p.m. we are talking about 60's for most of the north bay. putting the clock into motion by 3:00 p.m. it will be wide scope spread green 460 degrees for just about everyone. there will be is also be dropped into the 40's. there is plenty of 60's to go or around. it is 62 for hayward and san mateo. daly city is coming in at 63. clear conditions and dry conditions are for the bay area. this will continue for the next several days. your kron 47 day a around the bay highlights mid 60's for the bay. it will be 70's if you are heading down to santa cruz. monday is looking pretty good. we are still
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holding on to make it 60's. we will have unsettled weather. there will be a 20 percent chance of showers for tuesday night and wednesday. >> 49ers are talking about sunday's big game this morning. the man with the brightest lights shining on him this week talked about being at the center of the super bowl storm. >> how crazy has this weekend for you? >> this is a little bit new for me. it is not necessarily crazy it is just something different. >> the city of santa clara has a police officers to new orleans. they're trying to learn about their security plans for the super bowl. santa clara is working on a plan of its own and they have expectations that the city could host a super bowl in a few years once the
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49ers new stadium is completed. city officials are now ready to divulge details of the plan except to say, that it will extend beyond the stadium, as part of a regional effort to maintain safety. >> the big game means a lot of people are looking to upgrade their television sets. rich demuro has more in today's tech report from at&t universal studio. >> super bowl means a super sales for tv spiri. what is it
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about these big sporting events to make people reevaluate their television sets. >> you can have a better experience at a lower cost. >> they are looking at the cosmetics not just the picture quality. they do not want this big a ugly model with these speakers. >> of course the tv's look great in the store and how do you know if it will look is great when you get it home? >> we went to a local station live and we had a look at the blue red. we will compare each one of them. >> before i buy what is the total satisfaction? >> you want to make sure that forever reason they can't get that tv back if you want to after the game.
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>> there are a lot of big deals and places are 10 percent lower than leisure. most consumers are going for a 55 in. television. if you want to know more you can go online in check. >> kron new rules will have continuing of live coverage in new orleans drop the week leading up to the big game. for any super bowl information you could check out kron4.com as well as our facebook and twitter feeds. and we know that you will be watching the game out but be sure to flip to kron4 after the super bowl for our post- game coverage. that will start at 7:00 p.m.. >> a reminder that after kron 4 morning news a woman
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try great grains banana nut crunch and cranberry almond crunch. >> welcome back the time is 8:55 a.m.. new video in this morning of lindsay lohan arriving for a court in los angeles. if she is facing misdemeanor reckless driving charges. authorities a suspect that she was lying when she said she was not behind the wheel of her sports car that crashed in june on pacific coast highway. lohan has pleaded not guilty to the charges. that hearing is taking place with the same judge stephanie sautner, who
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previously sentenced lohan to jail, house arrest and more this clean-up detail. >> will let you know what happens with lindsay lohan in court today. >> let us see your nine a pride! we will be shown on your san francisco 49ers fan pictures all week leading up to super bowl sunday. send them to break the news atkron 4.ocm or send them to our facebook page. f >> still ahead on kron 4
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>> we have lots of sound from 49ers this morning. as we are just days away from the super bowl. new interviews with players and a look ahead at this week's schedule. >> this is a part of the program. whatever it takes this will give the fans the inside of what is going on with us.
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>> we want to first get an update about the fatal accident. >> the lanes are still blocks and now the backup is now eastbound in the direction where the incident occurred. this is bigger than the westbound commute. the drive time is now back to normal for the west side 580. the investigation continues. it has been three hours and the lanes have been affected. they are getting worse on the mid peninsula area. there are two accidents. there are still blocking lanes and time of the ride coming out of the south bay. we are still backed up on both
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58880 coming down to downtown oakland. at the time now is 9 01 and will head to the weather center. >> we have lots of sunshine. here is a look at our roof cam on van ness ave. this is a really nice day today. the temperatures and san francisco are is 49 degrees right now. hayward is waking up to 43 degrees. oakland is already in the low 50s. concord is in the mid 40's. livermore is already at 55 degrees. today will be loss of sunshine and this is the beginning of our gradual warming trend. off the warmer will continue to march you can expect more sunny conditions. if there will be a dry weather pattern. we are tracking patterns of rain for tuesday and wednesday. >> this morning we are
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hearing from 40 niners coach jim harbaugh and quarterback colander kaepernick. here you could see that the players with harbaugh the gathered together for a team full shot in new orleans yesterday. harbaugh talk today about keeping focused this week off with the super bowl just days away. >> how big of a challenge is this for you? >> it has to be a normal one perry ed this could be extraordinary. this would be our intent and these are our expectations to break this the best wednesday for the entire season. >> colin kepernick,
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>> i have not say anything worse. everybody ed meyers everyone and they watched him back it up. he does everything than football manner. >> the fans want to see randy moss what he said. . we're going to be watching the game and keeping you posted as well as after the game. we do have post-game coverage at 7:00 p.m. on sunday. >> at this point i am numb.
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i do not know what to think. >> and mother waiting for answers as police mom a san francisco home digging for closed. in the cold case of 18 year-old kevin collins, who went missing almost 30 years ago. it was back in 1984 when the tin year-old went missing. >> to get you more news faster we will turn to mike pelton who was live on the scene. >> this is just a block away from when he disappeared in 1984. he was waiting for a bus to come when he was trying to go home from basketball practice. authorities searched his home and cannothis home. they fa
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bone but the preliminary results from the examiner stated that these were from an animal not from a human. if they stated if other examinations will have to be done. authorities have been looking into this for a while. >> detectives came into my room is stated that they had to take pictures. off they stated that they were investigating a 20 year-old homicide. it was scary. >> there is still an ongoing investigation and authorities are not releasing a lot of information. they stated that the current residence at his home is not suspects. this lady chat with me as he stated that she was friends with kevin collins back in the '80s. he stated that she did see him back when he was missing as he stated that she has been haunted by his disappearance for 30 years. she stated that she hold something comes from this. >> lands save lohan has
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arrived for a court hearing in her misdemeanor reckless driving case. it is the first time in nearly a year that she has been required to be in court. off the hearing is in front of judge stephanie sautner, who previously sentenced lohan to jail, house arrest and more clean-up detail. the latest hearing is due to her handling any issues in advance of a trial that is scheduled for february on three misdemeanor counts. lohan has pleaded not guilty to lying to police, reckless driving and outstripping officers from performing their duties. >> this latest hearing is
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just handle any issues before thescheduled in februarye will continue to follow this. we will be right back.
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>> a former employee faa tiburon catholic school is in court right now, charged with sex crimes against a
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former student. kron 4 urs terisa estacio pour sun how the parents discovered the alleged abuse. >> the parents alerted the authorities launched an investigation. police now believe that he abused his career nearly a year when he was still an employee as she had gone on ties go. this school is for can the gardens through the eighth grade. there was a letter that was sent out to parents. the incident happened after the student graduated from st. hilary's and it did not take place at st. hilary's. they continued to say that they are cooperating with authorities. the arch diocese left the school after he had been there for four years. most parents refuse to talk about the matter and some did not even
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know about it. >> when i first heard about this i was alarmed. after i read what happened >> here will be in scocourt on tuesday and he is hailed on a half of million-dollar bail. if he is convicted he may face 90 years in jail. as far as if he molested any other students the police will only say that their investigation is still ongoing. >> coming up on kron 4 morning news. we are watching wall street. our financial experts rob black is standing by with a look at today's winners and losers. >> we will have more on the san francisco 49ers' coverage as we come down to
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super bowl sunday. we will be right back.
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>> welcome back. we are watching the winners and losers. we are live now with our financial experts rob black. loser >> black berries on veiled hoping for a comeback. they are hoping to get something positive here. they have
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five time and digital zoom. they have a elie de flask. they have a gps, and their blue to is at 4.0. this is boring. they also have the swiped one as well. they have two versions that are coming out. i think phone introductions are so 2010. i'm so bored with these. >> this is a canadian company.black berry became famous in 90 legendary epo peopl lovsoon 9011 perry 11. >> let's talk about student
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loans. overdue student loans have reached on spanish will heights of 15%. the numbers are shocking. from 2005 to 2007 12.4 percent of them are in default. people who are and delete or falling behind. you are talking about the average student. it was about 17,000 back in 2000 and seven. the wages are not rising and the jobs just are not there for them to pay them back. if this is something that you will want to watch. >> a lot of children are trying to find jobs and they're moving back with their parents after college. >> we did have something new this morning about the u.s. economy unexpectedly contract in the fourth
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quarter. sometimes you have to find the story. the u.s. economy is just one step away from recession. government spending is to blame. the defense spending fell 22% the previous quarter. this is just one off of the cut. this is all tied towards the election. they are stating that maybe the president did this for them to vote for him. >> the federal reserve's are supposed to make their report and we will see how they are going. we are going to keep our policies in place. we are going to have to go back to the factories and start making more things. >> russ is asking if he should buy research in motion now that black berry is finally out?
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>> you do not chase performance. the company may run out of money. there is a lot of competition out there. i would not chase it. >> katherine wants to know what is the best way to buy gold? >> you see a lot of commercials about gold. there is a huge game and queens. if you do this try to buy the cheaper clones. >> you consent rob your questions on our facebook fan page and will answer them. >> i love rob's advice. you can maxim just about anything. >> good morning look at this beautiful shot. everywhere you look at including the golden gate bridge we are starting to see the beginning of a gradual warm-
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up. this is for today and into tomorrow. this was also be around for your weekend. we are warming up quite nicely. it is lower 50s in daly city and half moon bay. our warmer spot is in pleasanton and livermore. it is 46 degrees for novato. a lot of us was the '60s by this afternoon. there will be a lot of sunshine and it will be warmer compared to a few days ago. it will get very nice in the evening. satellite radar shows that high pressure is keeping all the storms and the wet weather out of here. we have got off shore breeze which may set the wind is coming in from last off the coast. we will see warmer conditions for today, tomorrow and into the weekend.
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>> at noon time you concede that the blue indicates the '50s. as we put this into motion was see more widespread 60's by noon. this evening we will see clear skies and the temperatures will cool down for the '60s. if there will be some isolated spots for route east. the highs for today where you live will be 62 for san mateo and redwood city. it will be 63 degrees for pleasanton. napa will get up to 65 degrees. a lot of us will be above average for the next several days. temperatures are warm enough birds than friday into the mid 60's. the weekend is also looking good. late tuesday and
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wednesday we have a chance of rain. >> we will update the hot spots that we have been tracking. all the lanes have been cleared on interstate 580 in both directions. this was about 6:00 a.m. we had a fatal car fire that jammed up the traffic. if you're w the traffic was jam back on highway 1 01 perry ed that accidents have been clear from the mimic freeway but we're still looking as slow traffic in both directions. >> we will be back. >> we will be back. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time.
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>> investors will be watching as facebook releases their fourth quarter earnings report later today. if they are waiting to see if the company has been able to gain from its growing band of mobile users. dan simon looks at whether the social network can maintain the upward momentum it has shown in the last few months. >> this is something that no other company was ever to do. wall street is impressed by their focus. they are up by five month high. it has been a while ride for them. their stock debuted and its climb to 45. eventually it tumbled to a low of 17. here
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as facebook headquarters of the memory faded as the top prices took a nosedive. there were questions about the ability of the company being able to produce revenue novel has a promising photo have and it may try to slow down facebook. >> this was the capitalist greg who was prior to the ipo. a cautious zuckerberg irk took them off the table. he bought them for a million dollars. there were questions at the time whether it was a worthy investment. >> it was something worth it and the challenge was that they were playing with money and the value that the market was giving them was so high. do you give 01 percent of your company to a
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smaller company that may have a chance to take over. if this is like an insurance policy at a smaller price. >> there aren't gives and the e commerce. they do have smart phone advertising that is the key to their growth. there are doing good on mobile apps. they have not really addressed it. >> no one is quite sure how smart phone taps will affect facebook. what is clear is that how is the ceo has evolved. zuckerberg irk appears more intact when he has interviews. >> i was a sophomore at harvard and and that says i
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have never been really asks how the company got start. you would think that i would have than tax system hundred times. >> his agreed to host a fund raiser with the governor chris christie. as for facebook while the stock has stabilized questions still remain whether it can raise the cash cow that so many investors were they get up. >> all right now facebook is trading at $31.27. there are up over 1/2%. we will be right back.
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>> lay is out of your lens
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the press conference this morning with the players and head coach at jim harbaugh. >> both teams have the week off so it is what it is. you go with what they give you an this is the schedule. we're both on that and both teams will be ready to play on sunday. >>, a little nervous that untrained keep those emotions bottled up. it will be a good, tough game on sunday. i'm just trying to keep my composure. >> there are fewer niner fans of the bay area this morning because many of them are right now on their way to the super bowl. kron4 is will tran caught up with them on the road. >> we were on our way to new orleans and we are at the airport. we're waiting for
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the plane to arrive but we are not alone as far as niners enthusiasm. look at the gate, you can see the niners fans there and a couple rose oveows over. the you have tickets to the game? >> no i don't questi. >> why would you go if you don't have tickets? >> because it is always a good party. it is always good times and great fun to in every city we go to. >> what is a plan? >> we will look around for tickets and if we cannot find them at a decent price we will watch them last time we were here in new orleans we watch them at the house of blues. you have to be smart and who you deal with otherwise you could be in
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big trouble. >> have you ever been burned? >> never. >> whether the nine years ago or not you just like going to the super bowl? >> yes. a friend of mine traveled from houston and is spending $2,500 for three nights in a hotel. we got six nights at the rate that he's got. >> the fact of the niners are playing you are willing to pay a little more? >> yes. no one else though. >> this man over here has tickets, look at this. look at that. it says blue packets. thiseal deal from the nfl. maybe you can work something out with them (laughter)
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are you a niners fan? >> i am going to the super bowl because i've never gone to the super bowl. >> so you are doing is to scratch off your but it last? >> yes >> congratulations we are still five days away and already you can see people who are willing to say i am not going to work, i have to go to new orleans. including me. >> those are great fans aren't day!? --they that was a great story. at this point maybe was a home and watch the game and you can't count on kron4 for
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our extended team coverage for everything forty-niner answerable here on channel 4 as well as other 247 news channel 193. after the game you can flip over to our post-game coverage starting at 7:00 p.m.. >> another set alert and this is for the 1 01 northbound woodside road. this accident has been out there for a long time. there are to possibly three crashes that are backing up their ride on 1 01 northbound. it is even affecting the ride on northbound highway 85. it is also a heavy impact on interstate 280. there is a new accident issued as well on 1 01 northbound at brokaw road. it is even slow coming up out of the coyote valley from at least the 280 interchange to the guadalupe
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parkway on 1 01 northbound. your ride to the bay bridge has been out very nicely. no backups or delays here. >> these temperatures are in the mid '50s. upper 50s and pleasanton and livermore. 55 daly city is 52, oakland or 50. oakland is in the mid- 40s. we will warm things up today and lots of sunshine. one of continues tomorrow with lots of sunny skies and beyond that a dry weekend. we may see some showers potentially late tuesday and two wednesday. sierra tahoe base 36 to 90 in., no new snow in the last 24 hours. norstar notice no snow base
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38 in., has picked up an inch of new snow and past 24 hours other than that nelson is no accepted for the next several days. the time is 9:37 a.m. and we will be back.
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>> new this morning gun control taking center stage on capitol hill this morning. a senate hearing is underway delving into the question of what the federal government should do to curb gun violence. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords made an unscheduled appearance and delivered an emotional opening statement. her husband former astronaut mark kelly also spoke. he said that while gun violence is a complex issue, that's no excuse for an accident. >> rights demand responsibility. this right does not extend to terrorists, it does not extend to criminals, it does not extend to the mentally
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ill. when danger as people get guns we are all vulnerable. at the movies, at church, conducting our everyday business. time after time after time at school, on our campuses and and our children's classrooms. dangers people get dangerous guns and we are all the more vulnerable. dangerous people with weapons specifically designed to inflict maximum lethality upon others have turned every single corner of our society into places of carnage and gross human loss. >> you may have noticed during his comments the cameras switch to show the and are a is executive vice president wayne lapierre. he also had a chance to speak and said he favors steps like boasting school security and enforcing existing gun laws. we will let you know comes out of congress on this matter.
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>> we're also also watching why what is going on and tennessee. these trees snapped because of the chair until downpours in the wins. >> we will see millions of people affected as the line of storm surges from borland's all the way to the tennessee mississippi valley. it is lighting to the east coast. >> it is 9:42 a.m. and we'll be back in a couple of minutes.
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945 a m and our team coverage continuing of the super bowl. j.r. stone is in new orleans and he has been capturing all of the action. >> what have you been doing down there? >> i have been hanging out with the 49ers. yesterday everybody was on the field at the superdome and
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talking. today we are at the hotel in new orleans and the whole team comes up. harbaugh talked and cabinet talked. some of the big-name players sat behind some of the other microphones and the other ones were basically sitting at tables. you go and talk with them and hang out. some guys had 30 or 40 camera's on them and other guys were just sitting back listening to music. it was pretty busy and these players are ready to go. >> we played a clip from randy moss say he was the greatest receiver in the history of the nfl. has anyone said anything about that? >> (laughter) that has been the top for the last couple of days. a lot of these players are so team oriented. they do not give you a whole lot to talk about. they are pretty cut
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and dried. randy moss yesterday said he was the greatest ever and got people talking. today he had 20 cameras are around him the whole time. he was trying to clarify what he said yesterday. that is just how he feels. he will talk. anything to get a headline going. he made the point yesterday, most do not agree with him especially in the bay area. he made his point though. >> he was clarifying it but he didn't qualify it right? it is just in his mind. >> when he clarified today it was it the players should look at them for being the best player. if you're going to be in the nfl you have to play hard and have confidence and on and on. he
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was surrounded by reporters. i looked over and he was not sitting behind one of the big microphones he was at a table. i was like who is that guy over there because he has cameras all over the place? >> is the answer viewing over or are we going to hear from the players in the next few days or are they done? >> today they had a meeting and we will also year for them tomorrow. will probably me with harbaugh and cabernet. the hardballs will have their conference together on friday morning, the brothers. after that they're done until the super bowl. it is game on. >> thank-you j r. it is fun to hear about what is going on. >> the questions are going
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to get dumber and the answers are going to get dumber as the day goes on. >> the greatest traffic man that ever lived, george rask >> i did not say that. the northbound crashed was in the left-hand lane on 1 01. it has a traffic backed up before the 280, 680 interchange. just up the road, this accident has finally been cleared from the traffic lanes at woodside road. not before that is a chance to back up this traffic there is any bell on 85 northbound as well as slow the ride in both directions for the lower bay shore. the bridges have been fine for a while, no longer a backup at the bay bridge. an easy commute eastbound and westbound. also the same for the san mateo bridge, drive times 11
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minutes. the golden gate bridge ride 1 01 has already opened up the third lane in the northbound direction. it looks like and i stay out there, here is any with the weather. >> temperatures in downtown san francisco are in the lower '50s. hayward is still at 53 livermore 55. 53 daly city 48 redwood city, up 52 fremont. north bay temperatures are still in the mid to upper 40's. 48 and about zero, 51 napa up. lots of sunshine today and it will be warmer compared to the last couple of days. this evening clear skies and cool. high pressure is really gaining control. satellite shows the pressure ipressure will keep the rain
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far north of us and push into canada. by noon, we are looking at the balloons which is the '50s and the green is the 60s. was in the clock forward to 3:00 you can see more green filling in. out of this should be heading into the low 60s for the afternoon. this evening around 8:00 or so we will cool down into the fifties for look most locations. forties' further east and parts of the san jose area. ford today enjoy the numbers. 62 san mateo and redwood city, 59 downtown san francisco, 60s for and napa, 63 pleasanton, antioch lower 60s. it will be really nice day. 7 day around the bay forecast is
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even warmer tomorrow and friday in the mid-60s. some spots with a close to 70 degrees. the week will also be mild and dry for the super bowl party. tuesday, slight chance for rain and a better chance for it is on wednesday. >> this is just coming and the judge says that no. terry sandusky will not get a new trial he's been asking for. the judge said it did not matter what the old burdick was. sandusky's lawyers conceded that they have not learned anything. the football coach is serving a 30 to 60 year sentence for sexually abusing a 10 year-old boys. his lawyers say they will not appeal to a superior court in the next 30 days. we will be right back.
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>> let's see your minders pride! we'll be showing you sam francisco forty-niner fans pictures all week leading up to super bowl sunday. keep them coming to breaking news at kron4 dot com. you can also show them on your fan page at facebook .com/kron4. gary radnich is talking about bit and we keep you covered through facebook and twitter. this is also on the 247 news channel comcast 193. once the game and we will have a special post- game coverage for you sunday evening starting at 7:00. hateful superbowl 47 post coverage.
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>> we have been focusing as well on the weather because we have a little heat wave going on. tomorrow and friday at 266 degrees and be we can looks good to. >> the top down weather on the car. on the car. (laughter) >> thanks for joining us we will see you tomorrow morning. >> dr. phil is up next.

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